PLANNING HAPPY PANDEMIC HOLIDAYS

December 16, 2021

On November 19th Downtown Colorado, Inc. (DCI) hosted our final COVID response call of 2020 focusing on Planning Happy Pandemic Holidays that encourage a safe holiday season and support small local businesses!

UNLOCKING FEDERAL & STATE RESOURCES FOR YOUR SMALL BUSINESS

December 16, 2021

On Monday, January 25th Governor Jared Polis and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) hosted a Support For Colorado Small Businesses meeting to share the current and future federal and state resources available to small businesses.

TRINIDAD DOWNTOWN | A RURAL REDEVELOPMENT CASE STUDY

December 16, 2021

On February 25th, DCI hosted Trinidad Downtown: A Rural Redevelopment Case Study call with Ed Griego with Trinidad Urban Renewal Authority, Mike Scholl of Ayres Associates and Wally Wallace with the City of Trinidad.

THE FUTURE OF RECOVERING FROM RACISM

December 16, 2021

On Thursday February 18th, Aaron Abeyta and Dr. Stephany Rose Spaulding joined Downtown Colorado, Inc. (DCI) for a presentation and discussion on recovering from racism.

INVENTORYING ASSETS AND ACTIVATING PLACES

December 16, 2021

On Thursday February 11th Downtown Colorado, Inc. (DCI) had the pleasure of hearing Kristin Cypher of Michael Baker International speak about Inventorying Assets and Activating Places in communities across the state!

ENTREPRENEURSHIP STUDIES: PREPARING YOUTH TO LEAD IN THE 21ST CENTURY WORKFORCE

December 16, 2021

On December 5th, Downtown Colorado, Inc. (DCI) co-hosted an entrepreneurship studies webinar with Jeremy Wickenheiser. Jeremy has years of experience providing opportunities for youth to prepare for the modern workforce through experiential learning with his entrepreneurship studies (E-Ship) programming.

ECONOMIC RECOVERY FRAMEWORK UPDATE WITH PROGRESSIVE URBAN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES

December 16, 2021

On May 27th, 2021 DCI hosted a discussion about an updated action framework for Colorado downtowns presented by Brad Segal, Founder and President of Progressive Urban Management Associates.

DOWNTOWN CAPACITY BUILDER’S CAPACITY BUILDER’S TEAM MLK SERVICE DAY

December 7, 2021

On Monday, January 18th, 2021 the Downtown Capacity Builder’s DCI VISTA team participated in MLK service day as “A Day On, Not a Day Off,” in a virtual capacity with VISTAs from Community Resource Center (CRC) and Colorado Nonprofit Development Center (CNDC).

HAPPY IDAHO SPRINGS: MAPPING AUDIT AND TOOLKIT

December 6, 2021

In January 2018, Happy City led Idaho Springs along with Downtown Colorado, Inc. and the Mountain Metro Association of Realtors in a Happy Mapping Audit for …

EFFECTIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR SMALLER COMMUNITIES

December 1, 2021

Written by  Milder of Danth, Inc.The White Paper“Toward an Effective Economic Development Strategy for Smaller Communities (under 35,000).” By David MilderTh…

TELLING YOUR STORY VISUALLY

December 1, 2021

In recent years, DCI has been lucky enough to work with Derek Berardi, a Colorado based graphic designer. He focuses on creating and sharing community identities through illustration, story-telling, and graphic design.

POP UPS & VACANT PROPERTY ACTIVATION

December 1, 2021

This presentation and discussion, led by Brian Corrigan of Futures United Network (FUN), demonstrated the value of incorporating creatives and creative entrepreneurship into the problem solving process within urban planning and community development.